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Displaying 15 of about 59 resultsThis MOOC teaches you to develop accountable, high-quality and ethical responses to disaster in conflict-affected areas. The E-course is meant primarily for practitioners, but also open to students or otherwise interested people. It stimulates participants to think about humanitarian aid, DRR and disaster response in contexts where conflict is ongoing,…
The training is intended to help Resident Coordinator Offices and UN Country Teams integrate disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework. Millions of people are falling back into poverty each year due to shocks ranging from both localized severe weather to major disaster events includin…
Learning OutcomesDescribe current activities and trends to plan for and address climate impacts at the federal, state, and local levels.Identify best practices for states to partner with federal agencies and constituent localities in a "whole-of-government" approach to adaptation and resilience.Compare various in-state approaches to building local capac…
Course overviewDomestically and globally disasters are on increase, which has been attributed to climate changes which might be attributed to technological developments, and they come with social and economic consequences. Disasters either natural or man-made normally threaten the survival of the victims as well as put the dignity and livelihoods of vic…
Présentation généraleLes activités humaines mettent régulièrement en déséquilibre les systèmes naturels et les sociétés qui en dépendent, à des échelles locales, régionales ou globales. La compréhension des processus physiques, chimiques et biologiques sous-jacents est essentielle à la résolution des problèmes environnementaux contemporains. Cette compr…
The online training aims to develop participants’ skills in managing risks, crises, and disasters, focusing on providing the knowledge on how to address and manage them to ensure continuous activities and operations of organizations while avoiding the effects of crises.OverviewIn an increasingly interconnected, globalized and complex world, where the im…
This MOOC teaches you to develop accountable, high-quality and ethical responses to disaster in conflict-affected areas. The E-course is meant primarily for practitioners, but also open to students or otherwise interested people.It stimulates participants to think about humanitarian aid, DRR and disaster response in contexts where conflict is ongoing, l…
In this course, you will be introduced to the four phases of the disaster management cycle; mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery. You’ll work through two case studies in this course. In the first, you will use computer vision to analyze satellite imagery from Hurricane Harvey in 2017 to identify damage in affected areas. In the second, you wi…
ObjectivosEste Máster Universitario de la UCM y la UPM pretende dar una formación global en la gestión de desastres y emergencias. El marco de referencia se considera el conjunto de decisiones tanto políticas como administrativas y de intervenciones operativas que se llevan a cabo en las diferentes etapas de un desastre: prevención y mitigación (incluye…
DescripciónEste programa surge de la necesidad de capacitar a un número creciente de funcionarios de instituciones públicas y privadas que se desempeñan en la planificación del territorio y en el manejo de emergencias, donde se requiere tomar decisiones a partir de un conocimiento fundado sobre riesgos y desastres socio-naturales.La Reducción del Riesgo…
El Programa de Magíster en Gestión Territorial del Riesgo de Desastres surge de la necesidad de avanzar en el conocimiento de los factores subyacentes del riesgo, con un enfoque probabilístico y prospectivo que permita enfocarse en su reducción, aportando a la calidad de vida, Seguridad socio territorial, motivado por una reflexión disciplinar -al inter…
Gestiona el riesgo de desastres desde el enfoque de la Estrategia Internacional para la Reducción de los Desastres y el Marco de Acción de SENDAI (2015-2030).Un programa que construye una cultura de prevención, dentro del marco de la política de Estado N° 32: Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres y la Ley N° 29664 del Sistema Nacional de Gestión del Riesgo de…
About the courseDrought is a costly natural disaster, especially impacting agriculture, and the frequency and intensity of drought events are increasing due to climate change. Shifting to proactive drought management is essential, but economic challenges often hinder decision-making. This course, based on the publication “Economic assessment of dr…
This free, self-paced eLearning course gives a profound introduction to climate and disaster risk finance and insurance (CDRFI) and the political processes surrounding it. The course presents conceptual and policy frameworks, laying the ground for CDRFI, and shows how approaches in this context are functioning in practice.It further demonstrates how CDR…
AboutIn this course, you will learn about the challenges that countries in Latin America and the Caribbean face in the context of natural disasters and climate change, and their consequent impacts on infrastructure projects and socio-economic development.The course was designed with the aim of enhancing the project teams' capacity to proactively manage…